Special Programme Forced Migration
Forecasted
Special Programme Forced Migration supports researchers studying the causes, forms and consequences of displacement to strengthen overlooked research and connect it with social, humanitarian and political practice.
Funder: Gerda Henkel Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: €1,920–€3,720 per month in scholarships for 1–24 months, plus eligible family, travel and material support
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research on forced migration and displacement, connecting fundamental research with social, humanitarian and political practice.
Key Information: Main applicants must hold a PhD or habilitation/comparable qualification; nationality, location and institutional affiliation are unrestricted.
Description
The Gerda Henkel Foundation’s Special Programme Forced Migration supports internationally oriented, multidimensional research on the forms, causes and consequences of forced migration and displacement. Established in 2022 as a time-limited programme, it aims to strengthen fundamental research on questions receiving insufficient attention. It welcomes researchers in the humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, law and economics, bringing disciplinary, methodological and epistemological perspectives into conversation.
The programme encourages comparisons across regions and historical periods, intersectional approaches, and connections between theoretical research and social, humanitarian or political practice. Cooperation with local knowledge-producers—including people with lived experience of displacement, researchers and civil society actors, particularly in the Global South—is strongly encouraged. Applicants are expected to reflect on research ethics and plan dissemination beyond academia.
